If Putin had been a good guy, what would have he done for Russia instead? (fedia.io)

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With all the money going into the Ukraine war and other ventures since Putin came to power, I imagine there's a lot of stuff he could've done to make the world a better place and Russia a formidable world power.

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[-] JubilantJaguar@lemmy.world 20 points 5 days ago

The Netherlands is absolutely not wealthy because of its natural gas. The Netherlands is a manufacturing center, a farming powerhouse (it's literally the world's number 2 food exporter). It was Europe's original trading empire. Today it contains the closest thing Europe has to Silicon Valley, with world-class universities and the super-high-tech ASML. It's been a wealthy country for centuries because it has invested in its people. The natural gas is an anecdote.

[-] alcoholicorn@lemmy.ml 3 points 5 days ago

It’s been a wealthy country for centuries because it has invested in its people.

OK, but mostly it's the imperialism.

[-] JubilantJaguar@lemmy.world 10 points 5 days ago

Sweden and Finland, to take just two nearby examples, are roughly as wealthy as the Netherlands. Neither had an empire. Portugal, the world's first superpower, with colonies on three continents, is far poorer than any of those three countries.

Russia is currently trying to re-establish its empire, and impoverishing itself in the process.

Imperialism is a red herring.

[-] pewgar_seemsimandroid@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 5 days ago

isn't asml British?

[-] atro_city@fedia.io 6 points 5 days ago

ASML Holding, a Dutch company that supplies photolithography systems for the semiconductor industry

You're one search away from the truth, my friend

[-] pewgar_seemsimandroid@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

holding? so looks like i will be going on the wikipedia app today

edit: hmm it truly is, must've confused ARM.

[-] JubilantJaguar@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

You're thinking of ARM

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